people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
financial power; financial means; wealth
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to have one's name entered (in a list)
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
influence; clout; leverage
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
hostility; antagonism; opposition
suddenly; all of a sudden
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
declaration; proclamation; announcement
citizens of one's own country; fellow countrymen; compatriots
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
people; men and women; each person; everybody
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
spy; secret agent; spying
becoming active; increase in activity
underworld; underside of society
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
atrocious crime; heinous crime
to cross the line; to go too far
thorough; exhaustive; complete
shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
via; through; by doing; by means of; using